A "PRETTY FUNNY...AND, YES, PRETTY DIRTY SHOW" performed by a "THOROUGHLY WINNING CAST"— The New York Times

A "WRY AND RACY QUASIDOCUMENTARY-CUM-MUSICAL"— Time Out NY

"DELICIOUSLY FUNNY AND SURPRISINGLY SENSITIVE"— Variety

"YOU'RE IN FOR A RARE TREAT"— TheaterMania

"WINNINGLY GUILELESS...FREQUENTLY HILARIOUS"— New York Post

"THIS MUSICAL DELIVERS AS STRONG AS ANY SHOW PLAYING IN NEW YORK."— Flavorpill

"ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST INQUISITIVE AND CONTROVERSIAL THEATER COMPANIES."— TheaterMania

"THE CIVILIANS MAKE CHARMINGLY STRAIGHTFORWARD MUSICAL THEATER."— The New Yorker

"FEATURES SONGS BY...THE SUPREMELY GIFTED MICHAEL FRIEDMAN"— New York Times

A NEW MUSICAL EXPLORING THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE PORN INDUSTRY

Inspired by a tradition of classic musicals about show business, Pretty Filthy is the untold showbiz musical, based on interviews with adult entertainers. Armed with their notepads and recorders, The Civilians crossed the mountain range that divides Hollywood from the "other Hollywood"—the San Fernando Valley, world capital of porn. The artists conducted interviews and visited sets to get an insider's glimpse into a world that is far more than the sum of its (very) visible parts. The Civilians' time in the Valley captured a singular time in our culture; this digital era that's radically transformed the business of sex. Pretty Filthy is ultimately a story about trying to make a life and a living in an ever-changing world—a task that's all the more complicated when your work is so intimately tied to customer "satisfaction."

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"At the Abrons Arts Center in a fully-realized production helmed by artistic director Steve Cosson, [the songs] burst to life." "I wouldn't be surprised if 'Pretty Filthy' turns out to be one of the best musicals of 2015."